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(Setting) Cain's Gallery
| >Entering the gallery with cain, The loli brightens up, cuteness peaking.
"Oh I'm sure i can do that!"
| "Great! I think the worst part is just the boredom. You got any specific questions? Hours? Pay?"
>Cain shows her around, sometimes pointing out a painting or artefact.
| >The loli admires the art but then sighs
"So... I'm kind of inbetween housing in the moment... is it ok if i kind of... live here? just after hours and stuff."
| "Eeeh? You want to live in this place? Don't you know we had a weird robot thing come in here and mess up the whole front lobby? It tried to eat Cain! Only I get to do that!"
> Aleid complained while walking in and adjusting her long black hair so that it'd be in the usual long ponytail. She looked around and grinned.
"Y'know, Cain, I bet if you asked nicely the Louvre might give us funding support on the paintings portion."
| >>167348
"Aleid!"
>Cain blushes after hearing Aleid's 'eating' habits, she turns back to the loli
"So this is Aleid, one of the researchers. She... verifies paintings, and finds pretty things."
| >The loli shakes a little bit
"Well... Robots *is* a step up from Zombies...
>the loli giggles a bit
"What's the deal anyway cain? This isn't some front for your harem is it?"
| "PFFFFBBBT...Although I couldn't doubt that Cain might have at least a few crushes I doubt she's got a harem going on. Especially not when I'd probably have to utterly destroy it with everything I got~."
> Aleid replied while wandering toward the back wall. She opened it casually and turned to look at the loli while she was doing it.
"Hey...What do we call you? Aren't you that kid that's been posting repeatedly? Helpgurl or something like that?"
| >The Loli blushes, forgetting that the site was open for everyone
"Y-yeah, I'm You... I mean, my name is You. Actually, just call me Marie... And i'm not a girl! I'm a guy!"
| "You're a guy?"
>Cain raises an eyebrow
| "Eh? I know. You're a trap, though so it'd be terrible manners not to mistake you for a girl. You may not be a lilim, but I can understand the purpose of your make. Anyone who doesn't mistake you for a girl has terrible manners and no sense of decorum~."
> Aleid replied brightly.
"BESIDES! I absolutely wanna dress you up! Cain don't you think sh--he'd look amazing in one of those highclass plug dresses those fancy folks use for their secretaries? "
| >>167390
"Easy Aleid. You are going to scare him away..."
>Cain puts a FIRM grip on Aleid's shoulder.
"Don't you remember the dress code?"
| "I-it's not like i wanted to be a trap"
>Marie claps his face, blushing even more but he eventually reveals one eye
"Do you really mean it? I'd... look amazing?"
| >Aleid blinks and looks down at herself at Cain's apparent insistance?
"Eh? I'm dressed in the usual business suit! What'd I do wrong? Wouldn't a plug suit look great? Wait---are you just casually addressing Marie as a boy! Blasphemy!"
>Aleid turned her head to look to Marie and grinned.
"Of course! Ask Cain, I can absolutely bring out your inner beauty~. Besides you're through trying to be a guy anyway, right?"
| >Marie tightens up
"I n-never said i was going to quit being a guy! Just that i uh... kind of starting to like getting all dolled up..."
>He looks at cain expectantly
"...Will she really bring out my inner beauty?"
| "uh... If you want?"
>Cain says, not expecting this turn around.
| >Marie puts her hands down and steps a towards Aleid
"Well... i guess i'm in your care now."
| >Cain grins from ear to ear.
"Aleid~ we solved the lilim-human problem~"
| >The door opens, and a girl of small stature wearing some kind of White mantle enters the place, her blue eyes looking straight ahead before noticing Marie
"Well this is troublesome"
>She mutters
| "Hello Ma'am, Welcome to the Gallery~!"
>Cain greets them.
| >The girl nods
"Quite the welcome"
>She takes off her hood, revealing long pink hair and icy blue eyes
"I am looking for someone, and I believe they may have been here a few days ago, and sold something particular"
>The girl's mouth doesnt move, yet you can clearly hear a voice from somewhere.
| "Hmm... Particular items... We had Roman Coins sold to us recently, and an original Barksy. That's what comes to mind."
>Cain bows a little, before coming back up.
"you seem to have caught us in the middle of an interview for our new employee."
| >Marie gets a little spooked by the girl, and kind of sorta clings to aleid.
| >The girl looks at cain, her eyes narrowing down, a smile forming on her face
"My, what a blunder, I'm sorry to interrupt, I'll wait then"
>She turns towards Marie, a gentle smile on her face
| >Marie shrinks back a little, but eventually finds her bearings
"I'm sorry for being rude miss, but could you not uh... stare?"
| >>167815
"Don't worry ma'am, but be welcome to browse our gallery."
>Cain begins to take Marie and Aleid to the back office, closing the door behind them.
>>167870
"I'm so sorry about that, would you happen to know them?"
| >The girl laughs a little, well the voice does anyway
"I'm sorry about that, its a bad habit of mine"
>She puts on her hood again
"Mind if I check out the gallery here? I'm a fan of the arts"
>She says
| >Marie shakes her head
"Nope!... What were you saying about fixing a lilim-human problem?
| "Uhhh haha... It was a joke for Aleid..."
>Cain scratches the back of her head.
| >Aleid laughed.
"No worries. That's an in joke. You'll get soon enough. What's with Telepathy Girl over there?"
>Aleid whispers curiously.
| "Anyway, You could stay with Me for a few weeks, until you sort out your housing issue. Oh, and your hired, you are just too cute to pass up!~"
>Cain exclaims that last part in a rather higher tone, glossing over Aleid's question
| >Marie blushes, and tries to make a joke
"Thank you! I-I guess for the next few weeks I'll be like your kid."
| "Pfft. Just wait here for a sec, I got to talk to the girl in the gallery. Aleid will set you up."
>Cain goes to greet the girl.
"Did you want to ask me something before, Miss..."
| >The girl looks back at Cain
"Indeed I did, as I said I am looking for someone, and I know she came here and met with you or your 'boss'"
>She turns back to the art pieces
"And she wasnt here for the art, but for something special"
| >>168265
"You gotta be more specific, we have a lot of things coming in and out of here."
>Cain shrugs, trying to think of what she means
| >The girl sighs
"There goes my subtlety, I'm talking about a gun prototype, an old one"
>The girl's 'voice' sounds tired
"The girl who sold it was missing an arm, the right one"
>She finally turns to look at Cain, her eyes narrowed
| >>168283
>Cain thinks, before turning back to the girl.
"You mean the G11? I wanted it as a piece for my Gallery, due to it's history, but AM picked that up... And good luck finding him."
| >She gives an audible sigh
"I should of chased after him when I saw him back at the bar, if only I wasn't so busy, curses"
>She clenches her fist
"Well, If you ever see that particular customer again, I would appreciate it if you could tell them A20 was looking for them"
>She sighs
"Time is running out, and any info is precious"
| "Before you go, I want some info. I gave you, you give me."
>Cain crosses her arms, now more serious.
"What is the deal with the G11, and what do you plan to do to AM?"
| "Of course, that is fair enough"
>She turns back towards you
"I believe that weapon to hold some kind of special function, the person I am looking for has been getting rid of several pieces of weaponery that should not fall into civilian hands, or into any hands at all, and I'm here to clean this up before violent people show up for them"
>She narrows her eyes
"AM is merely someone I need to find and convince, nothing more, I do not trust him, but personal feelings are meaningless"
| >The girl turns around
"With that said, I bid you farewell, and I hope to god I find him before they do"
>The girl slowly makes way for the exit
| "You won't, but I wish you luck!"
>Cain makes a passive aggressive comment, smirk on her face.
| >She snorts
"We'll see about that lass, stay well"
>The girl leaves
| >Cain begins dialling a number.
"Hey, heads up, got a prowler."
"Blue Eyes, Pink long hair. White clothes."
"Alright. Stay safe, and don't kill anyone."
>She ends the call.
| >Aleid casually brushes her hair aside along one of her ears, and makes a clicking noise with her tongue. Subtly hideing the sound of the soft 'click' her left ear made as it readjusted to its proper state. She'd been using a rhythmic parser to catch the conversation, all the while keeping the way to the backway slightly cracked open.
"So~. Marie Cutie~. What kind of clothes do you like the most? Also any questions about the job? OH! And do you want somewhere safe to live...?"
| "Because it's not safe here. This is a shop. People break into shops."
| "O-Oh right... Uhm... I've been wearing a lot more dresses, the lolita kind and... are people like that girl like, *normal* Visitors?
>he fidgits awkwardsly
"And y-yeah i suppose so... Maybe i could live in Cain's appartment? if you don't mind, of course"
| >>168619
"I did offer... But you don't seem comfortable when people stare at you, which might make it hard considering how cute you are~"
>Cain opens the door to the backway.
| "I'm, i'm just getting used to it! it's not like i hate the attention it's just... Creepy guys."
| "To be fair...You're basically a perv-magnet."
>Aleid laughed while slipping out of the way so Cain could get in.
"Also I don't mind if Cain mines. It's not like I have any say yet. We just started going out literally yesterday."
| >>168685
"Again, I did say it was fine, as long as you don't mind the noises in the bedroom..."
>Cain smirks at Aleid, while talking to Marie.
| "A-ah that's ok, i'm a heavy sleeper! So, do i start today or tomorrow!
| "Let's move you in first, no need to rush."
>Cain pats the smol Marie
| "O-oh ok...
>She smiles warmly, head pats are nice...
| (*he, tfw you're mixing up your own trap's gender)
| (It's part of the trap aesthetic)
| "Do you have any stuff you need to move?"
>Cain keeps patting
| "Oh nothing much, just some clothing and a gun... It's outside, i'd go bring it in but..."
>She sighs contently
| >Cain lifts her hand
"I'll wait inside, it's cold out..."
| "Aw..."
>He pouts a bit, but disappears outside for a bit before coming back with a bag full of *stuff*
"Well?"
| >>168757
"Well let's go upstairs to my place. I got a spare bedroom."
>Cain leads him upstairs to her apartment.
| >Cain comes down from her apartment, Dahk in tow, to her office, closing the door behind her.
"So Dahk..."
| "Uh... congrats on the kid?"
| >Cain eases up giving a hearty laugh.
"I'm joking Dahk. Sh- He is just going to work in the gallery, and needs a place to say for a while."
| "Ohhh okay... Wait he's a guy!?"
>Dahk covers her dace and groans
"So many conflicting feelings..."
| "Ohh... What's this?"
| "On he's so cute that i was almost tempted to cheat... On the other hand, I feel like i broke i invalidated help cute *girls*..."
| "O-ok... So what where you doing in my closet?"
>Cain sits down at her desk, offering Dahk a seat.
| >Dahk takes a seat, but tries to avoid her gaze
"I was uh, looking for something, but then i heard you coming in so i tried to hide"
| "Looking for what?"
>Cain leans in on her desk...
| >Dahk bites her lip
"An uh... client wanted to know what kind of panties you wear?"
| "Dahk. We've been good friends for a while, So there is no point in lying to me. hy ould I keep clothes in the spare bedroom anyway?"
>Cain cuts through the fib
| "I'm not lying though! Why else would i be there! it's not like i blew all my rent money on buying drinks that one time!"
| >Cain sighs, leaning back.
"A. Get your alcohol problem sorted, or at least don't drink as much, B. Who is the client?"
| "I'm trying! and uh...*cough* me *cough*"
| >Cain simply sighs again.
"Anyway, what gun did you want to get, Pervert?"
| >Dahk relaxes a bit
"Oh, any ol one will do, as long as it's portable and loud, i'll be good"
| >Cain plops... or well ploinks a Kolibri 2mm in front of Dahk.
"Here you go, Pervert."
| >Dahk holds up the tiny gun
"...first off, i'm impressed you have one of these, aren't they antique? Second, while i *did* say any, this is a little much. and third, no... no you're right i'm a perv."
| "It's only a replica, but I'll think about what you can get, considering what you've done."
>Cain stands up, and begins to go to the workshop
| "Ah, ok..."
>Dahk sheepishly follows cain down
| (No need for new setting, because I'm lazy)
>Cain begins to look in the storage room for a handgun for Dahk.
"What did you have last time?"
| "An IMI-50, Gotta love the overbuilt stuff eh?"
| >Cain finally finds something, a Revolver, The Judge, it's barrel only 2 inches.
"This seems good?"
| >Dahk takes a look at it, and spins it round a little
"Feels good, always was fond of revolvers"
>she hides in her trench coat and then starts to head out
"Take care of your 'child' now ok?"
| "Sure thing, Pervert!"
>Cain says as Dahk opens the door outside.
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| >Artwork lines the interior of the building, with display cases showing various artefacts from different eras of culture, from Greek pots to engraved weapons like the display cases. A Table stands near the entrance, with a rather bored lady sitting at it.